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    Hi Nadroj - so I did what you recommended and it...

    Hi Nadroj - so I did what you recommended and it worked, the dial was incredible tight, not sure what held it in place, but I got it all to work now and can reset the dial to whatever I like,...
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    Thank you very much - I read it a few times now...

    Thank you very much - I read it a few times now and it starts to make sense to me - I have to check that out and make it work - somehow - and yes, otherwise, it must be the operator then, surely !
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    Thank you very much - makes sense - I gonna check...

    Thank you very much - makes sense - I gonna check tonite and see what is going on - must be the operator then, surely ! :roll:
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    thank you for your reply, appreciated. sorry for...

    thank you for your reply, appreciated. sorry for not seeing your post and replying earlier, i was waiting for a email notification, but that didnt happen.
    Anyways, I triple checked my lathe and...
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    me too

    hi - I got the same, Hercus ATM 260. SN 19674. I wondered about the cross slide dial on your machine, I am assuming yours be a bit older than mine, given the SN. I am wondering whether you can "zero...
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    QCTP for Hercus 260

    Okay, thank you - all good. :U
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    QCTP for Hercus 260

    I try to get it done - but thanks for the offer and idea - I'll keep that in mind

    I m bit confused tho - did you not state in reply #4, and I quote: " ... The Spring loaded indexing plunger was...
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    QCTP for Hercus 260

    Okay - thanks a lot for the tip. Sounds reasonable. I probably have to develop a process for this when I actually get to using all this.

    But could you also please enlighten me why you took that...
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    question about the indexing plunger

    hi, so I bought now an AXA 100 QCTP from M&G in Melbourne - so yes, I have to make a new stud with Imperial thread, which I cannot do myself on my Metric Hercus, so its either buying a gearset to do...
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    That is so super of you, thank you - I shall read...

    That is so super of you, thank you - I shall read the post a few more times to digest and understand it and also look at Nadroj's post.
    thanks again, much appreciated.
    M&G Productions seem have an...
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    The compound slide has a stud to hold the tool...

    The compound slide has a stud to hold the tool post.
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    sure - I consider it - would you have any pics...

    sure - I consider it - would you have any pics of the toolholder on your hercus 260? Could you also describe any changes /modifications you had to do to make this QCTP fit on the Hercus 260 please? ...
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    QCTP for Hercus 260

    thanks a lot - same here - roughly, I ride, restore, modify motorcycles. That's why I always wanted a lathe for me - growing the ability to make/modify/repair bike parts.
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    thanks a lot

    thanks a lot
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    Qctp

    Hi - where did you get this from and where, or how, did you make or get the bolt? what kind of tools are you using? HSS ? other?
    cheers
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    QCTP for Hercus 260

    Hi Moz -

    I do also have a Hercus 260 like you and also in progress in learning this machine also getting frustrated with setting up tools and looking for shims, more than turning anything. I was...
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    no links in post

    thankyou Bob, of course I got dragged away and then totally forgot ... anyways. here are the two posts I was referring to



    AXA Series Wedge Quick Change Tool Post Set ,Up to12"_Machine Tool...
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    Quick Change Tool Post for Hercus 260

    seems that I cannot find the right post to find the right recommendation

    I am looking to buy the right QCTP for my Hercus 260 - i have two links but not sure which to get -
    one is about $100...
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    Thank you all for your input, I shall try various...

    Thank you all for your input, I shall try various methods of cutting the thread, see what happens. I also should try to get the bolts from my favourite supplier, but, as mentioned, its quite a drive...
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    you are correct, I have no collets for the lathe....

    you are correct, I have no collets for the lathe. Unfortunately. may be /hopefully at a later stage.
    I have put the bolts into a "V" block within a vice, but have not thought of making actual...
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    Thanks Chris, I tried that, but sometimes that...

    Thanks Chris, I tried that, but sometimes that actually makes the head round, i.e. the bolt spins on the key. I forgot to mention that I tried that. I tried so many things, I lost track.
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    Extend thread on a socket head bolt

    Hello there -

    My question is related to extending existing threads on socket head bolts - Allen Key bolts.

    How do you clamp a socket head bolt into a 3 jaw chuck to cut the existing thread...
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    O wow - very nice indeed. I see whether I can...

    O wow - very nice indeed.
    I see whether I can chase the drawings for it on this forum.

    Cheers
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    thank you so much for all the info, very helpful...

    thank you so much for all the info, very helpful indeed.
    I bought the tools, because I measured the toolpost and thought that 20mm is a good size I could work with and, as you rightly pointed out,...
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    O I see, a threading stop, okay - no idea how to...

    O I see, a threading stop, okay - no idea how to use that, but thanks a lot.
    I do have the stock standard 4 way post, indeed. - is there a picture somewhere I could go and look how these boring bar...
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    thanks for the fast reply, appreciated. I have...

    thanks for the fast reply, appreciated.
    I have the normal standard tool post - I havent found a quick release tool post yet -

    I didnt want to tighten the gib screws, that is painful to get them...
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    Hercus 260 - questions

    hi there -

    I assume this has been asked many times before, but I cannot find anything close to, on this forum.

    I have recently got a Hercus 260 precision lathe - model ATM

    I was wondering...
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